Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changes as the seasons come and go. The storm and the day and night change it. So do the lobsters and seals and gulls that stop by. Then one day a kitten visits the little island and learns a secret that every child will enjoy.

Margaret Wise Brown, who also wrote under the pseudonym of Golden MacDonald, published more than 100 books for children.Leonard Weisgard illustrated more than 100 children’s books.From the Hardcover edition.